Combination railroad-tie.



L. L `WILSON.

CGMBINAUONBA'ILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. il, 1918.

Patented May 7/,1918- n ,H WQ l l L.v L WILSON. COMBINATION RAILROAD IIL APPLICATION FILED IAM. H. 1918.

Patente May 7,1918

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LYDELL L. WILSON, F EAST RANDOLPH, NEW YORK.

COMBINATION RAILROAD-TIE.

Application led January 11, 1918.

' provement is to provide 'a concrete tie having a strong metallic reinforcement with spool-shaped sleeves therein which provide oil cups around the attaching bolts for the fastener blocks for the rails, wood cushion blocks being provided in said concrete ties over said sleeves and metallic reinforcement, a detachable cover being provided on each side of the rail for the fastener blocks and bolts; and the invention consists-in the novel features and combinations hereinafter set forth and claimed.

1n the drawings, Figure 1 is a lengthwise sectional view of the railroad tie at line 1-1 in Fig. 2, showing the construction and arrangement of the different parts. Fig. 2 is a sectional View at line 2-2 in. Fig. 1 showing the double I-beam reinforcement of the railroad tie. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a portion of 'the rail` and the end portions of two of the ties, one of the ties having the covers for the fastening thereon and the other having said covers removed. F ig. 4 is a side elevation of the concrete tie showing the crosswise opening for the wood cushion block. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the railroad tie at line 4 4 in Fig. 2 showing the construction and arrangement of the parts at the top of the I-beam rein-- forcement. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the combination railroad tie showing the wood cushions for the rails. Fig. 7 is a similar perspective view with the concreteV and wood portions outlined by dotted lines and showing the I-beams with the connective sleeves or spools therebetween for the attaching bolts each side of the railroad rail. Fig. `8 is a sectional view at line 7 7 in Fig. 1 showing the construction and relation of the different parts at the fastening joint made by the attaching bolt to the tie, which joint is the same each side of each railroad Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 7, 1918.

serial No. 211,400.

rail. Fig. 9 is a perspective View of one of the attaching blocks for the railroad rail showing the groove therein for removably holding the sheet metal cover. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of one of the spools for attaching the I-beams to one another and through which the attaching bolt extends. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of one of the metal plates placed under the railway rail on the wood cushion block. Figs. 12 and 13 show side elevation and top'plan views of the nut for the lower end of the fastener bolt which closes the lower end of the spool in the concrete thereby forming an oil cupof said spool to prevent rusting@ of the parts. Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the inner side of one of the sheet metal covers for the fastener blocks each side of the rail.

L ike characters of reference refer to corresponding parts in the several views.

The numeral 15 designates the railway rail, and the number 16 designates my improved tie upon which the rail 15 rests.

The tie 16 is composed of the two I-beams 17 and 18 which preferably extend nearly from end to end of the concrete portion 19, only having suiicient concrete to cover the ends of said beams. The I-beams 17 and1'8 also preferably have the openings 20 through the web of the I-beams to permit the concrete 19 to extend through said openings 20 thereby making a solio. interlocking mass of said concrete portion 19 around said I-beams.

The I-beams 17 and 18 are spaced apart by means of spool-shaped sleeves 21 which have the holes 22 in opposite sides of their flanged ends to receive rivets through corresponding holes in the adjacent anges of the I-beams at the top and bottoni. The spools 21 are provided one each side of the rail l5 thereby providing four ofsaid connecting spools between the Lbeams 17 and 18 in each tic.

The concrete portion 19 is owed a spaced distance below and above the I-beams 17 and 18 as well as around their ends except in the `blocked out cross/wise openings 23 for the wood cushions 24, which wood cushion blocks preferably rest upon the I-beainsl' and y18 and the concrete 19. The `biock 24 has the holes 25 therethrough one each side of the rail 15 which register with the -holes 28 in the spools 21 to receive the .fastener e ofdiiferent sizes being provided which may bolts 26 through said holes 28. The fastener bolt 26 has the nut 27 which is capped and lits within the lower end of the tubular opening 28 in the spool 21 to close said opening when the threaded nut 27 is turned onto the lower end of the bolt 26. The opening 28 is larger than the bolt 2G in order to form a grease cup to aid in the preservation of the metallic parts of the tie, the oil or grease being inserted through the hole for the bolt 26.

A metal plate 29 is provided lengthwise upon the wood cushion block 24 for the rail 15 to rest upon, which plate 29 is flat through the central portion which central portion is longer than the width of the rail 15 to allow sidewise adjustment of said rail.. The plate 29 is thickened slightly toward the ends through which the holes 30 are provided for the bolts 26 in ordelvr to wedgingly hold the fastener blocks31. rEhe fastener blocks 31 are shaped to t upon the plates 29 each side of the rail 15 shutting firmly over the lower side flanges of the T-shaped rail and having the hole 32 therethrough for the fastener bolt 26 so that when the fastener block 31 is bolted into place by means of the fastener bolt 26 the vrail 15 is supported a spaced distance up the sides of the web of the rail, the block 3l bracing firmly' against the plate 29. The heads of' the fastener bolts 2G yare squared so that said bolts can be tightened or adjusted as desired. The hole 32 is made Slightly oblong instead ofround to allow for the sidewise adjustment of the fastenerblock 3l upon the bolt 26, metal bushings 33 be dropped into the slotted opening 32 to thereby hold the blocks 31 rmly inposition upon the fastener bolt 26. v

A sheet metal cover 34 is provided for the rail fastenings and is provided with a curled central tongue 35 which is slipped sidewise 1upon 'the grooved rounded portion 36 of the block 31 when said lcover 34 is in the raised position, shown in dotted line in 1, but when dropped down into the covering position locks over each side of theV tie 16 bv means of the downwardly extending flanges raised so as to free 37, the curled interlocking tongue 35 preventing upward movement of the rail end of the cover 34 and the flanges 37 preventing the sidewise movement until said cover is said flanges 37 from the sides of the tie 16. When so raised, however,v the cover` may be quickly and easily slipped sidewise and removed thereby providing a fastening which is not subject to being rendered unserviceable and which houses and protects the parts against the weather. AIn order that the flanges 37 may shut down closely upon the lower flanged edges of the rails l5, it is apparent that the ends of said flanges 37 adjacent said rail 15 must be cutaway sutciently to accommodate said lower flange of the rail 15, as

shown at 38 in Fig. 14, the corner ofthe cut' away flange 37 being rounded so as to easily pass the fastener block 31 when raised as shown in dotted outline in Fig. 1. The central tongue 35 is shaped to fit around the oval top 36 of the fastener block 31 and into the lengthwise slot 39, entering said slot from either end so that the cover 37 may be slipped onto the fastener block 3l from either end of the top portion 36 when said cover 34 is in the raised position, the dropping of the cover automatically locking the same firmly inI position against movement laterally of the tie 16. The tongue 35 is preferably shaped to lit the top 3G and slot 39 so that when the cover 34 is dropped into closed position there will be a certain amount ofspring upon the tongue 35 there by holding the cover 34 more firmly in position and prevent rattling during the passage of trains.

I claim as new:

1. A railroad tie comprising connected metallic -beams lengthwise of the tie, wood cushion blocks on said I-beams to receive the rails thereon, cement concrete/shaped to form atie around said I-beams and to hold said wood cushion blocks in spaced relation on said tie, and means for attaching the railway rails to said tie.

2. A railroad tie comprising spaced metallie I-beams embedded in cement concrete, cushion blocks on said Lbeams held in place by said concrete, fastener blocks for the railway rails, and attaching bolts extending between said spaced I-beams to attach said fastener blocks and said railway rails to said tie.

In a railroad tie the combination of metallic .lf-beams extending lengthwise of the tie, spool-shaped sleeves connecting said I- beams to one another and holding the same in spaced relation, said Lbeams and sleeves embedded in cement, and attaching bolts for the railway rails extending through said sleeves. u

4. ln a railroad tie the combination of lltl two -beams having spaced openings through the webs of the same wise of the tie, wood I-beams, cement concrete surrounding said l-beams and extending through said spaced openings therein, said cement concrete and and extending length cushion blocks on said wood cushion blocks having holes there connected by 'four spool-shaped sleeves,

spaced wood blocks supported on said lbeams, cement around said -beams and blocks to hold the same, wedging plates on said blocks one to each to support the railroad rail, fastener blocks tting on Said 130 wedging plates one each side of the railroad rail, and attaching bolts extending through said sleeves and wood blocks and plates and fastener blocks of said tie each side of each railway rail.

6. In a railroad tie the combination of lengthwise metallic I-beams, spool-shaped sleeves connecting said I-beams to one another and holding the same in spaced relation, said I-beams and sleeves embedded in cement, cushion blocks on said tie held by said cement, said sleeves having tubular openings therethrough larger than said bolts, and cap-nuts for said bolts fitting into the lower ends of said tubular openings in said sleeves to form grease cups of said sleeves.

7. In combination with a railway tie7 and fastening means for the rails, covers for said fastening means arranged to extend over the same so as to protect the fastening means from the weather, and means for holding the covers in position to allow instantaneous movement thereof to a position enabling access to the fastenings.

8. In combination with railroad rails and ties, fastener blocks for-the railroadrails one each side of each rail for each tie, metallic covers for said fastener blocks, and means interlocking 'said covers with said blocks.

9.' In combination with railroad rails and ties, fastener blocks for the railroad rails one each side of each rail, said fastener blocks having a groove therein, and a sheet metal cover for each fastener block having a tongue thereon slidably engaging in said groove when in the raised position and locking on said tie when in the lowered position.

10. In combination with a railroad rail and tie, a metallic fastener block for fastening said rail to said tie having a crosswise rounded top portion with crosswise groove on its inner side, a sheet metal cover for said block having downwardly extending flanges each side of the railroad tie, a tongue on said cover curved to conform to said top portion of said fastener block to slidably engage in said groove and permit the raisremove the saine, and the locking of said cover with said flanges when in the lowered posit ion.

Il. ln a railway lie, a body having pairs of vertical chan'ibers arranged on the respective sides of the rails, rail fasteners, bolts for the rail fasteners having threaded ends extending into the chambers, and combined means to seal the chambers so as to confine oil therewithin and to engage said threaded ing and sidewise movement of said Cover to ends of the bolts to hold the latter in position.

12. In a railway tie, a pair of spaced I- beams extending longitudinally of the tie, sleeve-like connecting means for said beams arranged in the space therebetween and having integral flanged top and bottom parts secured to the heads and bases respectively of the beams`r rail fasteners, and means to secure the rail fasteners to the interiors of said sleeve-like connecting means.

13. In a railway tie, a body having pairs of vertical chambers arranged on the respective sides of the rails, means to seal the bottoms of the chambers so as to confine oil within the latter, rail fasteners, and bolts for the rail fasteners extending in part through the chambers and secured therein.

14. In a railway tie, rail fasteners, covers for the fasteners extending over the latter, and means to secure said covers to the fasteners, said covers having side parts which receive the tie sides therebetween.

15. In a railway tie, rail fasteners, and covers for the fasteners, said covers extending downwardly at an incline from the fasteners and having parts which engage over the respective opposite sides of the tie.

1G. In a railway tie, rail fasteners, and coversl for the fasteners, said covers having side parts which incline downwardly and outwardly and engage over the opposite sides of the tie.

1T. In combination with a railway tie, a rail. and fastening means for the rail, covers for the fastening means, and means to hingedly connect the covers to the fastening means to allow the covers to be raised and lowered at will.

1S. In combination with a railway tie, a rail, and fastening means for the-rail, covers for the fastening means, means to hingedly and slidablv connect the covers to the fastening means to allow the covers to be raised and lowered at will and to be disconnected from the fastening means by a sliding movement.

19. In combination with a railway tie, a

rail, web blocks and fastening means, covers- 

